A Huntsman and a Peasant Woman by the Isar River with a View of Munich
This picture exemplifies Kobell’s small, jewel-like Begegnungsbilder, or "encounter pictures," which depict meetings between peasants, mounted horsemen, or gentry, usually in scenic locales in the southeast German region of Bavaria. Here, a hunter and his dog (a Riesenbracke) appear alongside a small boy and a young peasant woman who wears the traditional costume of the region around Munich. Behind them is a sweeping view across the banks of the Isar River toward the city’s skyline. Kobell made a companion painting to this one, now in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Huntsman and a Peasant Woman by the Isar River with a View of Munich
- Artist: Wilhelm von Kobell (German, Mannheim 1766–1853 Munich)
- Date: 1823
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.3 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.141.15
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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